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Latest newsutf-8European Commissioncnect-newsroom@ec.europa.eu (CNECT Newsroom Editorial Team)cnect-newsroom@ec.europa.eu (CNECT Newsroom Web Team)30First private sector eID scheme pre-notified by Italy under eIDAShttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/608843
Italy took an important step by pre-notifying SPID (Sistema Pubblico per la gestione dell'Identità Digitale), its private sector led electronic identification (eID) scheme, to the European Commission.Mon, 11 Dec 2017 10:30:00 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/608843Connecting Europe Facility Telecom: 56 project proposals request over EUR 44 millionhttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/608343
56 projects applied for the CEF Telecom 2017-3 call, requesting over EUR 44 million of EU funding. The call closed on the 28th of November and has a total available budget of EUR 24 million.Thu, 30 Nov 2017 10:35:21 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/608343Principles and guidance on eID interoperability for online platforms - finalisation and way aheadhttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/605712
This workshop aims to discuss and finalise, together with stakeholders, the draft Principles and guidance on eID interoperability for online platforms.Mon, 23 Oct 2017 09:13:00 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/605712Webinar - eIDAS for studentshttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/605853
This webinar aims to help interested parties understand how electronic identity and the eIDAS network could support the enrolment process of students and researchers in foreign educational entities and discover related projects.Wed, 18 Oct 2017 13:04:58 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/605853eGovernment in local and regional administrations: guidance, tools and funding for implementationhttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/605374
This guide will help local and regional administrations implement and find EU funding for eGovernment in line with the principles and priorities set out in the EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020.Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:19:52 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/605374Ministerial Declaration on eGovernment - the Tallinn Declarationhttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/604494
All the European Union Member States and EFTA countries signed the 'eGovernement Declaration' in Tallin on 6 October 2017. The declaration was signed during the Ministerial Meeting which took place in the framework of the eGovernement Ministerial Conference. This was chaired by Minister Urve Palo, representing the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU and in the presence of Andrus Ansip, European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Single Market.Fri, 06 Oct 2017 08:45:00 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/604494The role of eGovernment in deepening the single markethttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/604523
The European Parliamentary Research Service published a briefing on the role of eGovernment in deepening the Single Market.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 08:34:29 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/604523Connecting Europe with Building Blocks: Making the Digital Single Market a Realityhttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/603783
The main objective of this event is to showcase concrete examples of how the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) building blocks successfully contribute to creating a Digital Single Market.Thu, 14 Sep 2017 15:41:27 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/603783CEF eInvoicing: Webinar # 4: Infrastructure based on the eDelivery DSI architecturehttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/603779
The live Webinar, followed by an interactive Q&A session, will provide information on the eInvoicing infrastructure based on the eDelivery Digital Service Infrastructure (DSI) architecture.Thu, 14 Sep 2017 14:50:28 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/603779eInvoicing Standard Launch Event: Registrations Openhttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/603776
The event celebrates the official publication of the standard and aims to provide a platform for the public and private sector to exchange views and expertise on the topic.Thu, 14 Sep 2017 14:30:13 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/603776Ten cities enter the final round of the 2017 European Capital of Innovation contesthttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/408461
Ten cities using the most innovative ideas to improve quality of life and to involve citizens in community life have reached the final stage of the European Capital of Innovation Award 2017.
Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said: "Every new edition of the European Capital of Innovation showcases more inspiring and innovative ideas from across Europe. The tough competition this year proved how vibrant our local innovation ecosystems are."Thu, 31 Aug 2017 10:10:45 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/408461Estonian Presidency event: Ministerial eGovernment Conferencehttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/126145
The Estonian Presidency of the Council organised the Ministerial eGovernment Conference to discuss how to boost e-governance development and cooperation in Europe. The concrete goal of the conference was to sign the Tallinn Declaration on eGovernment.Fri, 25 Aug 2017 08:04:00 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/126145State of Play of Interoperability in Europe NIFO Report 2016https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/117316
The National Interoperability Framework observatory (NIFO) of the European Commission has just published the report “State of Play of Interoperability in Europe 2016”. The report, which was created with the support of the ISA² programme, presents the highlights of the results of the 2016 NIFO monitoring exercise and compares them with previous years.Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:42:01 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/117316CEF eSignature: Trusted List Browser Now Availablehttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/113904
The Trusted List Browser is a web application, available online and hosted by the European Commission, enabling anyone to browse Europe's Trusted Lists, and look for available trust services in Europe.Thu, 06 Jul 2017 08:43:13 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/113904e-SENS - paving the way to the ‘live’ phase of cross-border digital public serviceshttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/80376
The project was launched in 2013 and involved over 100 public and private actors from 22 countries. Its job has been to consolidate and solidify the work done in previous Large Scale Pilots, providing generic IT solutions for cross-border communication which can be applied to any policy domain.Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:17:34 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/80376Join the Debate: Governments and Citizens in the Digital Agehttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/75570
In 2009, the Ministerial Declaration on eGovernment was adopted in Malmö, Sweden, uniting EU member states around a comprehensive programme for administrative reform and digital government. Now, as the government of Estonia prepares to take over the presidency of the Council of the European Union, EU Member States look again at the renewed prospects for restoring public trust in the digital age and unleashing the power of the Internet towards better public services and easier citizen/state interaction.Thu, 08 Jun 2017 13:31:47 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/75570Feasibility Study on cross-border Use of eID and Authentication Services (eIDAS compliant) to Support Student Mobility and Access to Student Services in Europehttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/58599
This study analyses the cross-border Use of Electronic Identification and Authentication Services to support Student Mobility and Access to Student Services in Higher Education Institutions of the EU, and also, identifies the issues preventing wider adoption of systems that may contribute to facilitate this access.Tue, 02 May 2017 14:31:09 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/58599eGovernment factsheets -2017https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/57156
The 2017 edition of eGovernment factsheets has been published by the European Commission's National Interoperability Framework Observatory (NIFO) community. The factsheets summarise policies and activities related to the implementation and the delivery of digital public services in 34 countries (EU countries, FYROM, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey).Tue, 04 Apr 2017 09:50:51 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/57156RegioStars Award 2017https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/57046
RegioStars Awards identify good practices in regional development and highlight original and innovative projects that are attractive and inspiring to other regions. Do you think your project deserves to be known and rewarded? Then submit it! After being selected by an independent jury, representatives from the finalist projects will be invited to attend the Award Ceremony. You might be one of the winners.Fri, 31 Mar 2017 07:27:00 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/57046European Interoperability Framework: Commission presents new guidance for digital public serviceshttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/56498
The European Commission has published a new European Interoperability Framework which will help European public administrations to coordinate their digitisation efforts when delivering public services.Thu, 23 Mar 2017 11:22:31 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/56498A major milestone for an EU cross-border Digital Public Services ecosystem: Get on board!https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/55466
In case you have missed the e-SENS event you can still embark on the journey of a new era for Digital Public Services and contribute to the EU Digital ecosystem for public administrations and beyond.Tue, 07 Mar 2017 15:51:53 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/55466Access to the European public services with national eID is becoming possiblehttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/55459
Germany, the Netherlands and Austria have successfully connected their electronic identification and authentication infrastructure, making it possible to use Austrian and German eID to access Dutch online public services. Specific examples include an agricultural portal, handling traffic fines and services delivered by municipalities. The endeavour was carried out within the framework of the Citizen Lifecycle Pilot of the e-SENS project, co-financed by the EU.Tue, 07 Mar 2017 13:41:57 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/55459eGovernment: delivering innovative public services for citizens and businesseshttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/55200
The digital transformation of government will benefit citizens and businesses, save administrations money and create a new marketplace for public service applications. EU-funded projects have helped to overcome obstacles and provide the building blocks for administrations to deliver new digital services across departments and across borders.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 15:21:20 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/55200Connecting Europe Facility Telecom: over €27 million to foster the European digital service ecosystemhttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/54215
The European Commission has opened today a call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to stimulate and support the deployment of European Digital Service Infrastructures (DSIs). Up to €27.5 million will be made available to meet the needs of public administrations, businesses and citizens in their cross-border activities. The deadline for submitting proposals is 18 May 2017.Fri, 17 Feb 2017 10:45:00 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/54215Workshop: Towards principles and guidance on eID interoperability for online platformshttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/53534
24 April 2017, BrusselsThu, 02 Feb 2017 14:51:13 GMThttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/53534